Headgear for receiving and holding portable audio device and earphones

Abstract

A piece of headgear or hat is capable of holding and storing an audio device and an earphone or headphone assembly either while the headgear or hat is in use or while it is stored. The headgear or hat has a pocket accessible from an exterior to accept and store the audio device and allow a user to manipulate and use the audio device without removing the headgear or hat. The headgear or hat also has a plurality of apertures so that the common wire set of the earphones or headphones can be threaded and contained therein. The earphone or headphone assembly and the audio device are removable from the headgear or hat for repair, replacement or cleaning.

What is claimed and sought to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
       1. A piece of headgear or hat for receiving and holding an audio device and an earphone or headphone assembly comprising:
 a) the headgear or hat having a pocket to receive and store the audio device; 
 b) the headgear or hat having an interior and an exterior; 
 c) the headgear or hat having a securing means to secure the earphone or headphone assembly to the headgear or hat in a desired position; 
 d) the pocket having at least two side borders defined by at least two lines of pocket stitching and at least one open side; 
 e) the pocket receiving the audio device through the open side; 
 f) the headgear or hat having an interior layer and an exterior layer securely attached to each other; 
 g) the exterior layer having a slit to form an opening between the exterior layer and the interior layer; 
 h) the pocket being formed through the interaction of the slit, the exterior layer, the interior layer, and the at least two lines of pocket stitching; 
 i) the pocket receiving the audio device through the exterior slit; 
 j) the securing means having at least one aperture; 
 k) the first aperture being located on the interior layer and allowing a jack and a common wire set to be inserted between the exterior layer and the interior layer; 
 l) at least one of the at least lines of pocket stitching having a gap of interrupted stitching sufficient to allow the jack to insert into the audio device, contained inside the pocket, from the common set of wires within the interior layer and the exterior layer; 
 m) the first aperture and the gap allowing the threading and storage of the common set of wires between the interior layer and the exterior layer, as a method of containment of the common set of wires, up to the gap of interrupted stitching at the pocket; 
 n) the audio device and the earphone or headphone assembly all being contained securely within the headgear or hat during use; 
 o) the audio device being accessible from the exterior pocket of the headgear or hat while the headgear or hat is worn by a user allowing for the removal, control, use and manipulation of the audio device without removing the headgear or hat from a head of the user; 
 p) an elastic band being attached to the headgear or hat; 
 q) the pocket being releasably closed with a zipper or with a hook and loop assembly; 
 r) the securing means having at least one aperture to receive a common wire set; 
 s) the securing means having at least one aperture to receive a right wire set and at least one aperture to receive a left wire set; 
 t) the securing means having at least one top hanger; 
 u) the at least one aperture to receive the common wire set being a first common wire aperture, a second common wire aperture and a third common wire aperture; 
 v) the at least one aperture to receive the receive the wire set being a first right wire set aperture and a second right wire set aperture; and 
 w) the at least one aperture to receive the left wire set being a first left wire set aperture and a second left wire set aperture. 
 
     
     
       2. The headgear or hat of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a) the headgear or hat having a lower edge; 
 b) the pocket being created by folding the lower edge upward over the exterior of the headgear or hat; 
 c) the lower edge being folded to create a top edge of the pocket; and 
 d) a crease being formed by folding to create a bottom edge of the pocket. 
 
     
     
       3. The headgear or hat of  claim 2  further comprising:
 a) the pocket being releasably closed with a zipper or with a hook and loop assembly; 
 b) a left speaker and a right speaker being attached to the left wire set and the right wire set and secured directly against or within a respective ear of the user when in use without interference from the headgear or hat to impede enjoyment of a listening experience; 
 c) the containment of the audio device and the earphone or headphone assembly within the headgear or hat allowing the user to utilize the audio device without being visible to at least one third party; and 
 d) the audio device being accessible from the exterior pocket of the headgear or hat while the headgear or hat is worn by a user allowing for the removal, control, use and manipulation of the audio device without removing the headgear or hat from a head of the user. 
 
     
     
       4. An improvement in a piece of headgear or a hat, the improvement comprising:
 a) the headgear or hat having a pocket to receive and store the audio device; 
 b) the headgear or hat having an interior and an exterior; 
 c) the headgear or hat having a securing means to secure an earphone or headphone assembly to the headgear or hat in a desired position; 
 d) the pocket having at least two side borders defined by at least two lines of pocket stitching and at least one open side; 
 e) the pocket receiving the audio device through the open side; 
 f) the headgear or hat having an interior layer and an exterior layer securely attached to each other; 
 g) the exterior layer having a slit to form an opening between the exterior layer and the interior layer; 
 h) the pocket being formed through the interaction of the slit, the exterior layer, the interior layer, and the at least two lines of pocket stitching; 
 i) the pocket receiving the audio device through the exterior slit; 
 j) the securing means having at least one aperture; 
 k) the first aperture being located on the interior layer and allowing a lack and a common wire set to be inserted between the exterior layer and the interior layer; 
 l) at least one of the at least two lines of pocket stitching having a gap of interrupted stitching sufficient to allow the jack to insert into the audio device, contained inside the pocket, from the common set of wires within the interior layer and the exterior layer; 
 m) the first aperture and the gap allowing the threading and storage of the common set of wires between the interior layer and the exterior layer, as a method of containment of the common set of wires, up to the gap of interrupted stitching at the pocket; 
 n) the audio device and the earphone or headphone assembly all being contained securely within the headgear or hat during use; 
 o) the audio device being accessible from the exterior socket of the headgear or hat while the headgear or hat is worn by a user allowing for the removal, control, use and manipulation of the audio device without removing the headgear or hat from a head of the user; 
 p) an elastic band being attached to the headgear or hat; 
 q) the pocket being releasably closed with a zipper or with a hook and loop assembly; 
 r) the securing means having at least one aperture to receive a common wire set; 
 s) the securing means having at least one aperture to receive a right wire set and at least one aperture to receive a left wire set; 
 t) the securing means having at least one top hanger; 
 u) the at least one aperture to receive the common wire set being a first common wire aperture, a second common wire aperture and a third common wire aperture; 
 v) the at least one aperture to receive the right wire set being a first right wire set aperture and a second right wire set aperture; and 
 w) the at least one aperture to receive the left wire set being a first left wire set aperture and a second left wire set aperture. 
 
     
     
       5. The improvement of  claim 4  further comprising:
 a) the headgear or hat having a lower edge; 
 b) the pocket being created by folding the lower edge upward over the exterior of the headgear or hat; 
 c) the lower edge being folded to create a top edge of the pocket; and 
 d) a crease being formed by folding to create a bottom edge of the pocket. 
 
     
     
       6. The improvement of  claim 5  further comprising:
 a) the pocket being releasably closed with a zipper or with a hook and loop assembly; 
 b) a left speaker and a right speaker being attached to the left wire set and the right wire set and secured directly against or within a respective ear of the user when in use without interference from the headgear or hat to impede enjoyment of a listening experience; 
 c) the containment of the audio device and the earphone or headphone assembly within the headgear or hat allowing the user to utilize the audio device without being visible to at least one third party; and 
 d) the audio device being accessible from the exterior pocket of the headgear or hat while the headgear or hat is worn by a user allowing for the removal, control, use and manipulation of the audio device without removing the headgear or hat from a head of the user. 
 
     
     
       7. A method of listening to music or other audio output from an audio device using a piece of headgear or a hat comprising:
 a) providing the headgear or hat with a pocket to receive and store the audio device; 
 b) providing the headgear or hat with a securing means to secure an earphone or headphone assembly to the headgear or hat in a desired position; 
 c) connecting the audio device to the earphone or headphone assembly for use; 
 d) providing the pocket with at least two side borders defined by at least two lines of pocket stitching and at least one open side; 
 e) allowing the pocket to receive the audio device through the open side; 
 f) providing the securing means as having at least one aperture to receive a common wire set; 
 g) providing the securing means as having at least one aperture to receive a right wire set and at least one aperture to receive a left wire set; 
 h) providing the securing means with at least one top hanger; 
 i) providing the at least one aperture able to receive the common wire set as a first common wire aperture, a second common wire aperture and a third common wire aperture; 
 j) providing the at least one aperture as being able to receive the right wire set as a first right wire set aperture and a second right wire set aperture; 
 k) providing the at least one aperture as being able to receive the left wire set as a first left wire set aperture and a second left wire set aperture; 
 l) providing the headgear or hat with a lower edge; 
 m) creating the pocket by folding the lower edge upward over an exterior of the headgear or hat; 
 n) folding the lower edge to create a top edge of the pocket; and 
 o) creating a crease by folding a bottom edge of the pocket. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7  further comprising:
 a) releasably closing the pocket with a zipper or with a hook and loop assembly; 
 b) attaching a left speaker and a right speaker to the left wire set and the right wire set and directly securing them against or within a respective ear of the user when in use without interference from the headgear or hat to impede enjoyment of a listening experience; 
 c) containing the audio device and the earphone or headphone assembly within the headgear or the hat to allow the user to utilize the audio device without being visible to at least one third party; and 
 d) providing the audio device as being accessible from the exterior pocket of the headgear or hat while the headgear or hat is worn by a user allowing for the removal, control, use and manipulation of the audio device without removing the headgear or hat from a head of the user.